— star meena kumari, deeply, terribly, frighteningly in love interview conducted filmfare magazine in 1953
for 4 months hospital affair continued , love blossomed. accident left meena kumari banded left pinky remained banded throughout life, , used cover left hand dupatta or saree during shoots. after kumari discharged hospital, famous telephoning marathon between , amrohi began during nights. shooting of film anarkali commenced unfortunately, producer makhanlaljee, suffered crippling financial disaster , film abandoned. on 14 february 1952 meena kumari, 18, , kamal amrohi, 34, secretly got married in simple nikah ceremony in presence of qadi , kumari s younger sister, mahliqa (madhu). nikah paper witnessed baqar ali (kamal amrohi s friend , assistant) , qadi s 2 sons, , signed in name of mahjabeen bano (meena kumari s real name) , syed ameen haider (kamal amrohi s real name). after ceremony amrohi planted kiss on kumari s forehead , newlyweds parted. amrohi left sion , meena , madhu returned home. marriage kept secret family , media, although kamal amrohi married , had 3 children former wife. after months, matrimony news leaked father, ali bux, cook overheard midnight phone conversations. angry father regularly hurled accusations, , recommended divorce. meena kumari remained adamant on decision, stayed in father s house. meanwhile, kamal amrohi planned film called daera in 1953. kumari asked father s permission working in film, ali bux refused on basis dates given mehboob khan film amar. reluctantly, meena kumari agreed, after shooting 5 days, instigated disagreement mehboob khan , left studios. following day disclosed father external sources off bombay talkies work daera. ali bux warned daughter if went daera doors of house permanently shut her. on 14 august 1953 meena kumari drove bombay talkies , worked in front of husband s camera, , @ night, on return, ali bux refused open door. meena kumari turned car around , left husband s residence @ sion.
when news of marriage became public, indian press commented: meena kumari s reputation quiet , silent girl of indian cinema aided considerably announcement of marriage, had been kept secret on year . in sponsored program broadcast on radio ceylon in 1958, meena kumari gushed enthusiastically first ever visit husband s home town, amroha, in northwest region of uttar pradesh. , kamal had been there in 1956, 4 years after married. area rich in culture, architecture, mangoes, sugarcane , fresh water fish. meena kumari exulted joy , gratitude, , referred husband high regard, love , extreme respect.
a friend, actress nadira said in interview: meena wildly in love husband whom admires, respects , fears. more, terribly possessive of him! kumari addressed amrohi chandan or kamal sahab , , amrohi called meena kumari manju .
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